Deepfake Technology
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Using DeepFake technology, any visual can be morphed to misrepresent and malign public figures. Above is an example of exactly how a picture can be drastically morphed.
The morphed quality of the fabricated video was not convincing. In the several portions of the fake video there was no expression on the characters’ face. Certain portions of the video had green distortions due to chroma key errors. The refresh rate of the TV Screen pictured in the video was inconsistent due to the way it was morphed. The video was dramatized to divert the attention of the viewer from the morphing defects.
Another interesting fact was that the actress in the video, although popular had not done any films in the last few years. Public memory had to be refreshed to remind them who the actress was. Following was the plan for the dramatization and consecutive programming of the viewers:
- Sun TV started the release like a movie trailer.
- First they aired a movie of the actress and announced that the actress' next movie was going to be released.
- People were expecting a new movie release to happen.
- After sometime, they started airing the “breaking news”, showing blurred scenes of the actress in the fabricated obscene video.
- The trailer stated – the name of the actress starts with “R” – every means was used to increase the suspense, buzz and TRP (target rating point).
- Then, the fabricated obscene video was played, as if it was a shocking exposé.
Programming Public Opinion
Confused reaction was the response from the masses. Certain percentage of people objected to a Sanyasi being portrayed in a sexual manner, many of them did not see any sexual misconduct or rape. However, more than 14,000 hours of derogatory material has got aired since the release of the fake video in order to programme a public opinion for the fake video. It was done through repeated and continuous projection of fabricated and derogatory material on television and in print media.
This sensational attack on the character of Paramahamsa Nithyananda was the outbreak of a criminal conspiracy to assassinate Him. The extremist Hindu forces destroyed the social reputation of His Divine Holiness. The character assassination done to him through this video led to bigger serious life threatening assassination attempts by incited mobsters. A direct violation of several United Nations Human Rights, this act violates the right to life, liberty and security of person (Article 3), the right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty (Article 11) Additionally, no one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honour and reputation (Article 12).
2010-03-04